Gender Blog Turns One
The CBMW Staff
September 17, 2008
But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.
First Corinthians 1: 27-29
On the first anniversary of the Gender Blog, we are amazed at the grace of our sovereign God who called us to serve at CBMW and sustained us all along the way. We understand from e-mails and personal conversations that some of what we have written has served to encourage believers and build up the church; for that we give God all the glory.
We also want to thank all of the regular readers of Gender Blog for utilizing the "feedback" link to pass along your incisive comments and challenging questions. It has been our privilege to serve you these past twelve months, and we are looking forward to hundreds more posts in the coming year.
What can you expect from Gender Blog? First, you can anticipate civil dialogue and Christian debate about gender issues in the church and home. We are committed to living our lives before the face of God and want to humbly consider others as more important than ourselves. All disagreements between believers must be viewed from the framework of being brothers and sisters in the family of God.
Second, you can expect that we will widely scan the news to inform you of recent developments in the gender debate. If the Lord tarries, we expect the culture will continue to warp and rebel against God's glorious design of manhood and womanhood. We hope to equip believers to think biblically about these issues and stand against this cultural tide.
Third, we hope you find encouragement and edification as you live your life as a man or woman. We will continue to develop practical series on fatherhood and motherhood, friendships and courtships, raising one's masculine sons and feminine daughters, and the importance of marriage reflecting the relationship of Christ to the Church.
Finally, we believe that God delighted in creating men and women equal and yet complementary and that he is glorified as we enjoy his creative design. For this reason, you can expect occasional posts about the foibles of manhood and womanhood just for fun.
If you want to join in this proclamation of the goodness of God's design, please pray for us and consider partnering with us financially online. If you disagree with us, we would especially appreciate your prayers and would love to receive feedback from you.
We pray God will richly bless you all through this coming year of Gender Blog.
